"Essai"--Cover. Includes bibliographical references.
Summary:
A devil in the holy water font is the spiritual testament of a maverick who persists in being himself, remains faithful to his passions in a society where prohibitions multiply; Who defends his ideas, and defends his adversaries with the ardor of Athos, embracing the cardinal's guards. These adversaries, who are they? The Social Democracy which, in power in France for five years, did not have the courage to pass a law on euthanasia, assisted suicide; The so-called Catholic right-wing, which leaves its churches empty, does not observe the fasting of the Paschal Lent, but has the nerve to decry the Mohammedans who make Ramadan and demand new mosques; The French politicians who, traitors to the traditional Franco-Russian friendship, slavishly conform to the disastrous foreign policy of the United States; The super-patriots who dream of abolishing the right of the soil; The Puritan imbecility, cockroach, which never ceases to extend its shadow on the planet. Above all, in this burning essay, Gabriel Matzneff unfolds his friendships, his admirations, his love affairs. "To create," he writes, "is to bring forth the devil from his hiding place, which is lurking in our own heart."--Translation of page 4 of cover by Stock: http://www.editions-stock.fr/un-diable-dans-le-benitier-9782234082540
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